Hanging mannequin Christmas decoration prompts 911 calls

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A woman called 911 when she noticed what looked like a man hanging near Christmas decorations on a Gwinnett County home.

“I opened the door, there were fire trucks, ambulance, fire marshal, police car and six fire men,” said homeowner Bubba Murphy, who lives in a Berkeley Lake community.

Every year, many of the homes go all out with Christmas displays, covering every inch of their property.

To compete with the displays, the Murphy’s said they put up a hanging mannequin, with a fallen ladder, surrounded by Christmas lights on their home. But, the display looked so real, a woman passing with her two children, called 911 horrified, claiming she saw a hanging man. Gwinnett County Police, firefighters, and EMS responded to the home on Duckpond Trace.

“We saw the ambulance we didn’t know what was going on because live right down there, we were just hoping everyone was OK,” one neighbor said.